Flash Cards
(58 cards)
What is Cliff Vesting?
Cliff vesting is a process where
employees receive ownership of all
shares of an equity award granted
by their company on a specific date
(i.e., vesting date), rather than
receiving a portion of them
gradually.
What is Right-To-Work?
A measure that bans mandatory
union members
Organic organization
Job boundaries are less distinct and
fewer levels of decision makers. A
more flexible approach to structure
and rules
What is Lechmere, Inc. v. NLRB?
A 1992 case in which the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that an
employer cannot be compelled to
allow nonemployee organizers onto
the business property.
What is Enterprise risk management?
Practice of forecasting possible risks
to the organization and taking steps
to mitigate their impact on
operations.
What is Narrative Review
- No focused research question
- No focused searching strategy
- No clear method of appraisal or
synthesis of literature - Not easily repeatable
What is Workforce analysis?
Systematic approach to anticipate
human capital needs and data. HR
professionals can use this analysis
to ensure that appropriate
knowledge, skills, and or abilities
will be available when needed to
accomplish organizational goals and
objectives.
What is Offshoring
Situation in which a company
relocated processes or production to
an international location by means
of subsidiaries or 3rd party
affiliates.
What is Conflict of interest
Situation in which a person or
organization has the potential to be
influenced by opposing sets of
incentives.
What is Diversity of thought
Concept describing the presence of
different types of cognitive processes
in a workplace
What is Point Method?
A method of job evaluation that
places weight (points) on each of the
compensable factors in a job
whereby the total points associated
with a job establish its relative
worth and jobs that fall within a
specific range of points fall into a
pay grade with an associated wage
What is Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid?
A two-dimensional grid showing
leaders’ different levels of task-
oriented and relation-oriented
behavior, which results in particular
styles of leadership (task oriented vs
relationship oriented).
What is Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
U.S act that protects privacy of
background information and
ensures that information supplied is
accurate.
What is in Basket Exercise?
A paper-and-pencil test in which an
applicant is given a manager’s in-
basket containing memos, phone
messages, organizational policies,
and other communications normally
received by and available to
managers
What is Risk?
The effect of uncertainty or
objectives; outcomes may include
opportunities or threats.
What is minimum qualification
The statement “must possess a
working knowledge of customer
security requirements and incident
investigation” included in a job
description for a security specialist
position BEST exemplifies a
Minimum Qualifictaion.
What is functional HR
HR structure in which
headquartered HR specialists craft
policies and HR generalists located
within divisions or other locales
implement the policies, adapt them
as needed, and interact with
employees.
What is protected class
People who are covered under a
particular federal or state anti-
discrimination law.
What is balanced scorecard
Measurement approach that
provides an overall picture of an
organization’s performance as
measured against goals in finance,
customers, internal business
processes, and learning and growth
What is occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA)
U.S. act that established the first
national policy for safety and health
and continues to deliver standards
that employers must meet to
guarantee the health and safety of
their employees.
What is Six Sigma Black Belts
Project Leaders
What is differential pay
Pay rates that are affected by where
or when an employee works.
What is workforce expansion
When a large amount of employees
enter an organization within a short
amount of time.
What is needs assessment
The process of identifying and
prioritizing the learning needs of
employees
